说动 (shuì) — to persuade successfully, to talk (someone) around
Definition
说动 (shuì) means to successfully talk someone into doing something — the result of persuasion, not the attempt itself. Pairs naturally with 把: 把他说动了.
verb
to persuade successfullyto talk (someone) around
Examples
- 说动，。Tā zhōng yú shuì le jīng lǐ, tóng yì zēng jiā yù suàn.He finally talked the manager into agreeing to increase the budget.
- 说动。Wǒ fèi le bù shǎo kǒu shé cái bǎ tā shuì.I spent a lot of effort before I managed to talk him around.
- 说动。Shuí yě méi néng shuì tā fàng qì nà ge jì huà.No one was able to persuade her to abandon that plan.
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